Lloyd's Maritime Law Newsletter

The respondent’s yacht, Alastor , collided with the appellant’s yacht Dona Pila 1 in Valletta harbour on July 24, 1975. The respondent was shifting his vessel to her normal berth. He cast off his stern mooring and worked his engines..

It has been the practice of the Court to strike out a creditor’s petition for winding up a company if there is a bona fide and substantial dispute as to the debt on which it is based. The Court of Appeal however has allowed an appeal against..

The second plaintiffs owned a tug which had been towing a boom of logs owned by the first plaintiffs. Yu Kong was alleged to have negligently rammed the log boom and an action was brought by the plaintiffs for damages. The plaintiffs applied for an..

The Court of Appeal has held that arbitrators in the City of London have a wide discretion to award interest whenever it is just and equitable to do so. They are not bound by the strict rules of common law courts or of the statutes applicable to..

Silia had been sold by order of the Court, and the proceeds of that sale paid into Court. The vessel was subject to two mortgages and a form of guarantee which were far in excess of the amount realized by the sale. Therefore unless any other claim..